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Andie Kramer, partner at McDermott Will & Emery, and Alton B. Harris, partner at Nixon Peabody LLP, discuss how male lawyers can eliminate gender discrimination and increase gender diversity in the legal profession. Topics include: discussion of the lack of diversity at senior levels in the legal profession and its gender achievement gap; identification of the biases and stereotypes that cause the gender achievement gap and the culture it fosters that can lead to actual and potential sexual harassment and misconduct; a review of the ABA Mission Statement, ABA Model Rule 8.4(g), and Resolution 302 of the ABA House of Delegates (February 2018); and suggested practical, effective steps men and the legal organizations they control can take to increase diversity and avoid inappropriate sexual conduct in the #MeToo and #TimesUp era.

Data privacy and data security present unique obligations and potentially significant liabilities for both buyers and sellers involved in M&A transactions. In addition, data itself is now often a key asset in driving the value of many M&A transactions. Starting with the initial stages of a deal, and extending through negotiation and signing to post-closing integration, this program focuses on strategies for identifying and addressing these obligations and liabilities, while capturing and preserving the value of data in M&A transactions.

As open source software has grown in importance, so too have the number of cybersecurity breaches involving hackers exploiting vulnerabilities in open source software. In this program of particular interest to IP, technology, corporate, and compliance attorneys, Jason Haislmaier examines the intersection of open source software and cybersecurity. Topics include: the legal and regulatory risks involved in the use of open source software, the role open source has played in several high-profile security incidents, lessons learned regarding the unique security challenges posed by open source, and actions to take to address those challenges.

In this program of particular interest to in-house lawyers and litigators at public companies, our presenters address the SEC’s Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Program and recent trends in whistleblower actions, and offer practical tips for compliance programs and policies to address and mitigate whistleblower complaints.

Tom Gorman examines the new direction laid out for the SEC’s Enforcement Program by Chairman Clayton, trends emerging as the new year begins and significant challenges the Division will face. Emerging trends include the declining number of actions being brought along with a continuing drop in those cooperating with the SEC. Key issues the Division will face include forum selection and the use of ALJs, the impact of the Supreme Court’s decision in Kokesh holding disgorgement to be a penalty, the upcoming decision of the Court in Digital Realty on whistleblowers, and the impact of Martoma on insider trading.

Mergers, acquisitions, and asset sales raise a number of ethical issues, including who controls the confidentiality and privilege after the deal closes. These questions become that much more important when the buyer and seller are embroiled in litigation after the deal, at which time shared confidentiality and privileges and use of such information as evidence can pose complicated and expensive challenges for all parties involved. On top of these considerations, lawyers must abide by additional rules concerning, e.g., loyalty to clients. In this program, Michael Thompson and Jasmine Coo review the legal and ethical authorities concerning attorneys’ confidentiality, privilege and other ethical obligations (including ABA Model Rules 1.6 (Confidentiality of Information), 1.9 (Duties to Former Clients), 2.1 (Advisor), 3.7 (Lawyer as Witness) and ABA Informal Op. 857 (Attorney as Witness); discuss such issues as they arise in post-acquisition litigation; and what you can do both before the closing and afterward to address them.

Mergers, acquisitions, and asset sales often have many moving parts that require clients to engage subject matter experts to review both proposed terms and due diligence on a host of topics from environmental matters to tax and employment matters. But what about the rest of the contract? Often issues arise post-closing that were not fully anticipated during the transaction. The culprits are usually boilerplate terms (such as arbitration, choice of law, force majeure, and integration clauses) and terms designed to mitigate future risk (such as earn outs and indemnities). In this program, Michael Thompson and Jasmine Coo take you through the contract terms that are most commonly disputed after the closing of a merger, acquisition, or asset sale and provide tips to help you avoid expense and heartache in the long run.

In the ever-expanding field of corporate investigations, some of the thorniest issues arise not only at home, but also abroad. Partners Robert J. Anello and Benjamin S. Fischer and associate Kostya Lantsman of New York litigation boutique and white collar law firm, Morvillo Abramowitz Grand Iason & Anello P.C., discuss recent developments in cross-border corporate investigations and the ethical conundrums posed to in-house and outside counsel. Topics covered include the limits of prosecutors’ ability to rely on foreign compelled testimony, the limits for electronic surveillance and searches in the U.S. and abroad, and the complexities presented by the differences in recognition of the corporate attorney-client privilege particularly as it relates to in-house counsel across various jurisdictions. ABA Model Rules and other ethical authorities related to these issues and covered in the program include: Rule 1.1 Competence; Rule 1.7 Conflict Of Interest: Current Clients; Rule 1.13 Organization As Client; Rule 2.1 Advisor; Rule 4.1 Truthfulness

The headlines have been full of claims of sexual harassment and sexual assault. In this time of heightened interest and scrutiny regarding this topic, Don Samuels discusses what is sexual harassment and sexual assault; who is responsible for it; what are the legal liabilities and the costs, both economic and non-economic; and best practices for recognizing, addressing and preventing sexual harassment. A must program for all attorneys, particularly in-house counsel and litigators, about the legal issues surrounding sexual harassment and misconduct in the workplace.